Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC v. Jewell
Petition for certiorari denied on December 16, 2013
Issue: (1) Whether " as the Third, Seventh, and Eleventh Circuits hold " a district court possesses authority to prevent circumvention of its orders by imposing sanctions on conduct that violates the understood purpose of an injunction, but not its explicit terms, or whether " as the First, Second, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits hold " the four corners of an injunction"s text limit a district court"s civil contempt authority; (2) whether " as the First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits hold " a court of appeals should accord deference to a district court"s construction of its own orders, or whether " as the Second, Fifth, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits hold " an appellate court reviews that construction de novo.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Mary Pat Dwyer, December 4, 2013)
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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07/08/2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2013) |
08/06/2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 11, 2013. |
08/12/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
08/12/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Offshore Marine Service Association filed. |
08/12/2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. |
09/04/2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 11, 2013. |
10/08/2013 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 8, 2013. |
11/08/2013 | Brief of respondents Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, et al. in opposition filed. |
11/26/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2013. |
11/26/2013 | Reply of petitioners Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
12/16/2013 | Petition DENIED. |